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Quiz Bowl #6 - In the News
Quiz Bowl #6 - In the News
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1
What Olympic gymnast is re-entering competitive gymnastics this month?
Gabby Douglas
McKayla Maroney
Simone Biles
Nadia Comăneci
2
On Feb. 22, a U.S.-built spacecraft landed on the moon for the first time since what year?
2012
2002
1982
1972
3
Beyoncé's new single made her the first Black woman to top what Billboard chart?
TikTok Top 50
Vinyl Albums
Hot Christian Songs
Hot Country Songs
4
Which country on the map above is Chile?
B
C
A
D
5
Who calls himself the "world's coolest dictator"?
Vladimir Putin
Kim Jong Un
Hugo Chávez
Nayib Bukele
6
Who is history’s longest serving Senate party leader?
Mitch McConnell
Arthur Gorman
Everett Dirksen
Alben Barkley
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What artist gave a rare public performance of their big '80s hit at the Grammys?
Tracy Chapman
Barbara Streisand
Annie Lennox
Mariah Carey
8
What secret Apple project was not-so-secretly abandoned this week?
self-driving electric cars
a video game console
an iris scanner
a social media network
9
An NPR correspondent visited a facility that's cloning pigs for what purpose?
pets
military applications
meat
organs
10
The FTC sued to block a $25 billion merger—between which supermarket giants?
Publix and Tesco
Tesco and Ahold Delhaize
Kroger and Albertsons
Albertsons and Publix
11
Oprah is leaving the board of what company, causing a drop in its stock price?
Novo Nordisk
WeightWatchers
Harpo Productions
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
12
The death of a 16-year-old nonbinary student has renewed scrutiny over which state’s strict gender policies?
Oklahoma
Illinois
Texas
California
13
What scale may need to go higher, according to science?
Scoville, pungency
Saffir-Simpson, hurricanes
Mohs, hardness
Richter, earthquakes
14
Ruth Gottesman donated $1 billion to provide free tuition to all students—at which institution?
Hillsdale College
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
NYU College of Nursing
Spelman College
15
Aleksei Navalny died at a remote arctic prison on Feb. 16. He was the most prominent opposition leader in what country?
Ukraine
Hungary
Poland
Russia
16
What controversial grammar ruling did Merriam-Webster issue last week?
all nouns are also verbs
it's fine to not use an Oxford comma
the "because noun" construction is OK
you can end a sentence with a preposition
17
A decommissioned European Space Agency satellite fell to Earth on Wednesday. Into what vast expanse did it crash?
Pacific Ocean
the Outback
Siberian tundra
the veldt
18
What's new in food colors?
green eggs
Stygian blueberries
purple tomatoes
pink pineapples
19
Which of these cheeses did NOT originate in France?
Brie
Camabert
Edam
Roquefort
20
Beiersdorf said after-tax earnings fell slightly last year. What kind of product are they known for?
Books
Skin cream
Pianos
Furniture
21
Microsoft announced a partnership with a European AI startup. What’s it called?
Scirocco
Mistral
Etesian
Gregale
22
This week, Sweden cleared a final hurdle to joining what organization?
NATO
United Nations
World Bank
European Union
23
Which fast food chain's rumored menu change caused an internet uproar?
Hardee's, a lettuce-wrapped burger
Wendy's, surge pricing
McDonald's, no Shamrock Shake
Arby's, fewer meats
24
What N.C.A.A. women’s basketball record did Iowa point guard Caitlin Clark set this month?
Most career points
Most consecutive shots without missing
Most assists in a season
Most 3-pointers in a single game
25
A collection of games, riddles, rhymes & number problems was republished as a “Guide for Insomniacs.” Who’s the author?
C.S. Lewis
Lewis Carroll
J.R.R. Tolkien
Ursula Le Guin
26
In an order to help fund his 2024 presidential campaign, Donald Trump is hawking what product?
Trump Steaks
Trump teddy bears
opening a fast-food chain
gold sneakers
27
The NFL’s limit on what each team can spend on payroll is up sharply this year—to what level?
$255 million
$155 million
$355 million
$455 million